AUDIOSIGNS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09917284 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-47.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47,295

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£47k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£47k-£35k-£23k-£10k£2k£14kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-47.3k£-44.3k
Current assets£14.2k£14.0k
Net assets£-47.3k£-44.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-23
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2019-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-20
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-08-29
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    NEWBY, Charles Derek appointed
    director
  13. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2016-03-03
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  16. 2016-03-03
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    capital · SH19
  17. 2015-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AUDIOSIGNS LTD
  18. 2015-12-15
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    CRACK, David Michael appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-12-15
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    CRACK, David Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Michael Crack
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

14-15 Harelands Courtyard Offices, Moor Road
Melsonby
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 5NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CRACK, David Michael→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-15
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CRACK, David Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-12-15
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NEWBY, Charles Derek→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-29
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-01